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user1271772

02:40

Does anyone know why these URLs sometimes get converted to question titles, and sometimes don't?

Journeyman Geek

04:19

space.stackexchange.com/a/49140/8451 ...

> When the crash occurred, on camera for everyone in the JPL mission control room in Building 230 to see, I was sitting next to the Director of JPL, Charles Elachi, and the NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Planetary Science. I'm really glad that when the crash occurred they didn't both glare at me!

I guess that counts as a primary source :D

user1271772

07:41

@JourneymanGeek I recall there being a question (maybe in 2018 or 2019?) on MSE about where to ask questions about SLURM, which was quite detailed in the research, in that it counted how many times the SLURM tag was used on SO, SU, ServerFault, Ubuntu and other places. However I can't find the post anymore. In case it was deleted, I wonder if you could check? I think I don't have enough rep to.

the reason I'm asking is because it's come up in a chat room on StackOverflow with a mod over there named Cody Gray

Tinkeringbell

@user1271772 meta.stackexchange.com/q/327714/369802

It's your own so you should be able to see it, I think

user1271772

I see

I can see it

I wasn't sure if it was my post or someone else's! haha

When I searched SLURM it didn't come up

so I assumed it might have been someone else's deleted post.

Tinkeringbell

Deleted posts will never show up on search, unless you have enough reputation (10K) to see deleted posts. Then you can add "deleted:yes" or "deleted:1" to the search, and it will show you your own deleted posts.

It was too old to be under 'recently deleted posts' on your profile as well.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

08:32

@Tinkeringbell older even than @Bart?!

Journeyman Geek

Very little is older than @Bart.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

hmm.. the diamond added to the names here is.... weird. ;)

Luuklag

Hmm funny, on small screens mod's names get trimmed

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

Is this change documented?

Tinkeringbell

@Luuklag Mine too?

Noooooooo

@Shadow10YearsWizard Yeah, in the TL :P

Luuklag

08:35

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

lol

Tinkeringbell

Oh that's bad :(

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

Worthy of bug report

Luuklag

If you type enough messages the names fit under the avatars

Mithical

Luuklag

08:36

I'm using half of a wide screen now

Tinkeringbell

@Mithical Ah yes, the rainbow script :D

@Luuklag Much better :D

Mithical

it was only enabled for ROs, but now it applies to mods as well

Luuklag

But there should be room to fit like ♦Tink there

funny thing is the text is there

if I copy the message by dragging my cursor I get your name as well

Tinkeringbell

@Luuklag I think it's not smart enough to decide on proper abbreviations ;)

Luuklag

It only uses spaces as separators

As @Shadow10YearsWizard shows as Shadow

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

08:44

Well it can't trim in the middle of a word.

You might get unpleasant results.

e.g. display name MisterCumming which is legit, if trimmed after 9 letters....

Luuklag

True...

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

Long display name without a space cause tons of problems. glaring at @Tink :D

Tinkeringbell

My name isn't that long!

There's worse out there glares right back at you

SPArcheon

@Tinkeringbell to be fair he said...

> Long display name without a space cause tons of problems.

... not that there aren't other users that have longer names... but I fear he got you on that nitpicking clause.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

09:00

@Tinkeringbell but I have spaces! :P

@SPArcheon yup

@user400654 gives a good competition, anyone up to count letters and compare with Tink? ;)

SPArcheon

(quick, someone, stealthy edit Shadow username and remove all the spaces)

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

lol

SPArcheon

Anyway, I don't see any new data here about that, so I guess I will check again later. Bye.

Mithical

09:17

Hang on... they renamed the Macarena hat?

Unless I just mis-read it several times, I thought it was named Macarena. Now it's Mariachi.

...wack

Tinkeringbell

@Mithical It seems to have been added as Mariachi from the beginning? meta.stackexchange.com/revisions/357917/12

Mithical

yeah, looks like it was just my sleep deprivation

rene

Do you wanna dance? youtube.com/watch?v=BO1TV7HTQt4

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

11:39

throwing Reverse transcriptase on @M.A.R.

Luuklag

your into biology now Shadow?

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Luuklag nah just read some fake news about Covid making people into zombies.

(by mixing itself into their DNA, changing it into something else)

So the above complex term is something real that "copy data" to DNA, but that's about the only truth in the fake research, probably.

Luuklag

hmmm yeah, probably just as real as Trump being re-elected

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

lol

Tinkeringbell

12:46

bbcearthboardgame.com/en-gb < Me wonders how long that site will exist, and when the boardgame I was just gifted becomes unplayable XD

Luuklag

@Tinkeringbell 6-8 time units probably

Tinkeringbell

Luckily, it's also playable for those that don't have access to the internet I just found out ;) bbcearthboardgame.com/en-gb#rules-section

One less thing to worry about. Now, I only need to find someone to play against!

Luuklag

@Tinkeringbell Well you still live with family ;)

Tinkeringbell

Hahaha Yeah... not a good idea :P

Snow

How about this for a topical boardgame?

Tinkeringbell

12:58

;) There's this thing in the Netherlands where almost every employee gets a 'Christmas package' from their employer. And there's this thing where every employee that gets such a package complains about the contents :P

Pandemic might've been more topical, I guess (from the card) the idea behind this one is that you can use the board game, mint tea and dark chocolate to make a cozy evening with family.

Snow

Oh, that's nice. I like that idea.

Tinkeringbell

The idea is nice, yeah :)

At least this year I can drink the tea and eat the chocolate, the previous two years we got a 'rituals' package with shower foam, soap, and body lotion that I couldn't use because it's too perfumed

SmokeDetector

13:10

@Luuklag Post 1: That does not look like a valid post URL.

Luuklag

!!/isblu math.stackexchange.com/users/861697/realalligator12

SmokeDetector

@Luuklag User is not blacklisted (861697 on math.stackexchange.com).

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Luuklag if user spammed before and Smokey reported it, user is already in black list, assuming someone approved the spam report.

oh wait, this one isn't. Where did they spam?

Luuklag

Spam edits

math.stackexchange.com/posts/3951822/revisions?page=2

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

Well you can add to black list

Νеvеrꭑoꭇе

13:18

...... just in case some mod wants to act on this...

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

!!/addblu math.stackexchange.com/users/861697/realalligator12

SmokeDetector

@Shadow10YearsWizard User blacklisted (861697 on math.stackexchange.com).

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

Done. Further posts should be reported now.

Luuklag

cool! thx

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

Smokey doesn't catch edits though.

Νеvеrꭑoꭇе

13:20

this user avatar doesn't seem very appropriate. Will leave decision up to the Tavern. Just seen them being randomly mentioned in another room.

@JourneymanGeek ^ your choice.

@Tinkeringbell could be interested too.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Νеvеrꭑoꭇе I don't see anything wrong...

Luuklag

thats zwarte piet to the extreme...

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

zwa who?

Νеvеrꭑoꭇе

@Shadow10YearsWizard You sure?

Luuklag

Zwarte Piet

Zwarte Piet (pronounced [ˈzʋɑrtə ˈpit], Dutch for "Black Pete"; Luxembourgish: Schwaarze Péiter, Indonesian: Pit Hitam, West Frisian: Swarte Pyt) is the companion of Saint Nicholas (Dutch: Sinterklaas, West Frisian: Sinteklaas, Luxembourgish: Kleeschen, Indonesian: Sinterklas) in the folklore of the Low Countries. The character first appeared in an 1850 book by Amsterdam schoolteacher Jan Schenkman. Traditionally, Zwarte Piet is black because he is a Moor from Spain. Those portraying Zwarte Piet usually put on blackface and colourful Renaissance attire in addition to curly wigs and bright r...

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

13:23

oh

Anyway, this is the full image.

Tinkeringbell

Ah good I was trying to find the full image :D

Νеvеrꭑoꭇе

at the very best, it is quite unlucky cut.

but as I said, your decision. Seemed odd and out of context so I reported it.

Tinkeringbell

@Νеvеrꭑoꭇе I'll reset it soon, when I also have some time to write a nice mod-message

Luuklag

13:41

@JNat cross site spammer: stackexchange.com/users/19407890/amara-laurent

SPArcheon

.... think I will wait here for a while....

Someone is testing a theory about hats being related to chat stars...

if that is true, don't want to miss the mess that will start very soon :P

Luuklag

Yeah I already got the hat

takes 3 starts to get it

Snow

Does it? (1)

Does it? (2)

Does it? (3)

Luuklag

might be on a single message

but lets test this @Snow

Snow

Thanks. Have to wait a bit for the badge interval, I think.

Luuklag

13:54

yeah might be wise, but mine came pretty quick

Snow

I'm pretty sure I've not had any messaged starred here since WB started

Tinkeringbell

I'm going to get mine all naturally :P

Νеvеrꭑoꭇе

@Snow GO HERE. The parrot bites.

WB Starring Room

(for Mariachi and the New Year)

Snow

Does one need teeth in order to bite? Don't parrots "nip"?

Tinkeringbell

I do not 'bite'. And if I do, well, too bad. It's in my nature!

I do have a beak that can crack nuts.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

13:56

@Tinkeringbell ouch

Snow

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

lol

Tinkeringbell

evil laugh

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

sdc hats

SmokeDetector

@Shadow10YearsWizard No such command 'hats'.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

13:57

:(

sdc wear hat

SmokeDetector

@Shadow10YearsWizard No such command 'wear'.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

...

Νеvеrꭑoꭇе

@Snow I got Bite on a Pidgeotto. Tink is same Pokemon type, so she should be able to learn it. And if not, TM exists for that.

Must be shinny too, normal Pidgey aren't red. So she is super rare.

Snow

Hmm. The messages starred didn't seem to do anything. Getting the same messaged starred multiple times also nothing (yet)

Catija

Snow wants all the stars!!!

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

14:02

@Snow what hat is being tested?

Snow

@Shadow10YearsWizard Mariachi, I think.

Tinkeringbell

@Catija Snow, stars... It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ;)

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

lol

Snow

Oh. main site crashed for anyone else?

@Shadow10YearsWizard Looks like a message starred three or more times earns mariachi (eventually).

You guys can unstar my spam now. Thanks!

Luuklag

14:17

It is too late to undo this operation

2

Snow

Ok, I guess we need more stars.

3

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

star fest!

Spevacus

Reload the star cannon! Ready... Aim... Fire!

2

Tinkeringbell

Miss! :P

Spevacus

:/ You sunk my starship.

Tinkeringbell

14:26

You may call me captain now.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

eye eye, cap!

Luuklag

@Snow you have it now?

Snow

@Luuklag Aye, I do. A message starred three or more times is the key to this treasure.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

6

@Tink ^

Tinkeringbell

Hahaha

JohnP

14:57

So... anyone figured out cruse of oil? I've gotten it twice, but unable to replicate it on a third site yet.

SPArcheon

@Shadow10YearsWizard Also @Tink?

Tinkeringbell

@JohnP vote or post, most likely.

Rory said in the winterbash chat that doing a review task might also work.

JohnP

@Tinkeringbell The two times I got it, I had upvoted a post that was outscoring the accepted answer.

Tinkeringbell

@SPArcheon Ehhhh... not quite ;)

@JohnP I've done 1 upvote on a question on MSE, and posted an answer on IPS. both earned me the hat :)

JohnP

@Tinkeringbell Well, I just got it awarded on the two other sites where I did nothing but upvote an answer that outscored another.

Tinkeringbell

15:01

Upvotes seem to work then :D Try that on the other sites too ;)

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@SPArcheon doesn't look like a pirate?

Also, you made it red yourself? This appears to be the original:

SPArcheon

Let me try.......
Tink! Use Wing Attack on Shadow!

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

casting Hurricane

Tinkeringbell

@SPArcheon Trying to boss me around is a dangerous habit...

SPArcheon

@Tinkeringbell I was just trying too see what moves you already know :P

JohnP

15:09

@Tinkeringbell Ok I got it on RPG, simply for upvoting an answer. So...maybe a time based hat, upvote or post on X day?

Tinkeringbell

@SPArcheon Hmmm. I'll pick... Rest, Roost, Snore, and Sunny Day.

@JohnP Yep, that's most likely.

There's been Hanukkah hats before, IIRC.

JohnP

@Tinkeringbell Odd tho, Hanukkah doesn't end until tomorrow.

Unless it's already the 18th whereever they count the time zone.

Dang. I didn't hand in any assignments the last 3 weeks and didn't take the final. Missed a B by 2%. Should have taken the final.

Tinkeringbell

@JohnP Yep, that's the current theory

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@JohnP yeah, this evening we light the 8th and final candle.

JohnP

@Shadow10YearsWizard Ah, ok. I'm not that familiar with the traditions, I thought it ended tomorrow.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

15:14

@JohnP oh, it will. :)

We light the candle in the evening, and the holiday lasts until tomorrow evening, as far as I can tell. @Mithical can probably confirm.

Jewish "day" starts in the evening, in a way, i.e. holidays actually start when it's dark outside.

@JNat cross site spammer for your care. Thanks!

Spevacus

Huh. Never saw this deletion banner before. I know what happened and all but it's cool that the deletion message changes for this action.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Catija can you please mark this as spam? This will feed the automated anti spam system with that site, hopefully. (asking since you deleted it in the ordinary route)

Spevacus

Yeah here's the metasmoke report for it.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Spevacus yeah, part of the post notices overhaul. Not very new, but it's rare action so we don't see it a lot.

@Spevacus nice!

Catija

@Shadow10YearsWizard Sorry, my error. Doing too many things at once.

Totally missed the link.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

15:24

@Catija easily missed. All good! :)

Spevacus

Thanks for re-destroying it :D

user400654

wat

JohnP

@Shadow10YearsWizard Oh, that's right, I knew that. ::headslap::

Week 7 of 8 in my first class for my masters. Just handed in the term paper.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@JohnP :)

rene

16:07

→ 77 messages moved to Chimney

Rob

16:38

↖ Flower Power

Glorfindel

16:52

@Spevacus P( (that's one third of Poof)

Spevacus

I like it, I like it.

Tinkeringbell

17:31

@mag meta.stackexchange.com/q/358195/369802 < Read that, it's an emergency ;)

Catija

17:43

SWAG IS COMING!!! - meta.stackexchange.com/questions/358195/swag-is-coming-back

11

Mithical

@Catija WOOOO!

Already shared in Discord, but so that @Shadow10YearsWizard doesn't accuse me of slacking in my photo duties:

Catija

I wonder if pins count as stars.

Spevacus

They were playing around with that in the Starring Room. Not sure what came of it.

Tinkeringbell

@Catija I hope not!

in The Awkward Silence on The Stack Exchange Network Chat, 4 hours ago, by Tinkeringbell

@Ael Cheat :P Pinning your own fish shouldn't count XD

Catija

Grrr.

Tinkeringbell

17:54

You could ask Ael if they think it worked... their message has 4 stars now, but maybe they remember getting a hat before the fourth star ;)

SPArcheon

@JohnP what is this supposed to be? No, really I don't get it...

one of those "always stand up" toys?

Tinkeringbell

Don't people put those on the back of their phones?

Looks quite ridiculous too, if you ask me :D

Spevacus

Yep! sites.tufts.edu/bethkrikorian/2018/03/15/…

(just gave it a google and picked the first article, sue me if it's a weird site)

Catija

@SPArcheon It's a pop socket... you adhere it to the back of your phone and it pops in and out to help you hold or prop up the phone.

Spevacus

Personally not a fan, but I know a few people who think they're super awesome, so... Mileage and variance and all that.

Catija

17:56

Yeah... I like my phone being slim and easy to put in pockets, so they don't excite me, personally.

Spevacus

They don't seem to collapse enough to just slip into your pocket, yeah.

SPArcheon

@Catija never heard that name before, guess it is usual "not English first language" stuff. Thanks for the clarification.

Catija

It's the brand name, so it may be largely US based?

popsockets.com

SPArcheon

And for my personal rambling, the Sock should be given only to officially recognized sock users.

Tinkeringbell

@Catija I've seen them quite a bit here too, mainly on public transport. But I never knew they were called popsockets ;)

rene

17:59

@SPArcheon Yeah that joke was too obvious so I didn't make that one this time ...

SPArcheon

@rene that was the precise reason for having that for real and not as a joke.

rene

good joke

SPArcheon

@rene Sock for every user that helped cleaning up the SO user-base by having their account merged during the year

nervous whistling

rene

the warehouse: we're out of socks

Ollie

18:22

Community's wearing a hat.

How did it earn them?

SPArcheon

btw, not asking for upvotes, but if someone actually know the answer to this odd question I posted on Arqade (been something I wondered for a while, doubt anyone knows but why not), here is the link

Disclaimer. It is about a quite old game.

JohnP

@SPArcheon This video walkthrough suggests its in configuration?

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Mithical thanks! Those are pretty candles. Now share your לביבות! :D

Ollie

@Shadow10YearsWizard Your hat is going to get cake smeared on it.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Ollie will be replaced soon, still didn't decide with what exactly.

Rob

18:35

@Catija I have a Kickstand case, it folds completely flat and is drop resistant. Cost = Arm + Leg, so try to get a deal when you buy your phone.

Ollie

@Shadow10YearsWizard Vexillologist, you can stick it in the cake.

SPArcheon

@JohnP I know it is odd.... but that "Configuration" screen is the secret menu I was talking about

you need a code to access "configuration", that is the point.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Ollie oh, meant replace the avatar, along with name. ;)

Ollie

@Shadow10YearsWizard I liked your old avatar

Although your username should be ShadowOwns10Monkeys.

SPArcheon

Usually game secrets in that era required to do odd things like "collect the seven rainbow gems and the final island is unlocked", but to actually use codes is weird even back then.

Rob

18:38

The bathroom one.

Ollie

Rep cap hit again

Who else has?

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Ollie me wearing mask? Well, I have colored masks now.

Spevacus

@Ollie Weird flex

Ollie

@Spevacus huh?

No no, I'm not complaining. It just seems so easy.

Spevacus

Just a joke ;D

Ollie

18:39

Although it is winter bash.

Spevacus

Ooh weird flex x2

Ollie

D:

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Ollie nah, monkeys must not be let out of chat. They'll ruin my reputation.

:D

Ollie

Poor monkeys.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Rob it leaked? Oh my.

Time to order from supermarket... opening a new tab

SPArcheon

18:41

@Ollie not me, I think I got that less than 5 times over nine years.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@SPArcheon well you don't take part in the easy things.

SPArcheon

@Shadow10YearsWizard I know, I prefer wasting my time "Staying Tuned..." -_-

Rob

JohnP

@SPArcheon Ah. Yes. Then yes.

Or no. Or

Rob

@Shadow10YearsWizard Yes, it did.

JohnP

18:45

Agh, yes, you can apparently only access it via the 1,2,1,2 code at the title screen.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@SPArcheon better than being hit with status bydesign...

@Rob well, it's brown. Luckily not blue.

Rob

status-testedfridayevening

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@JohnP not a, b, a, b, b, a, b, a?

Trivial items added to basket. Now to open the dynamic list...

Need help choosing rice. Suggestions?

JohnP

@Shadow10YearsWizard We're talking the game gear, yes?

Rob

Don't choose soggy.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

18:49

@Rob can't help it, any rice I make ends up soggy. :(

@JohnP umm. sure! :)

JohnP

@Shadow10YearsWizard Then 1,2,1,2 is all I've seen for the config menu. There is an advanced config apparently - At the Title Screen, press 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1+2

But that's all my interwebs resurch mad skillz can find. EVen on archive.org

SPArcheon

@Shadow10YearsWizard once you get "by design" you can start doing something else.

If someone has you watching the paint dry... you will spend your time watching it dry.

Which is oddly appropriate speaking of me....

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@SPArcheon sure

I'm here, so I did something else. :D

SPArcheon

JohnP

Too bad you can't wear two hats. Quarantine hair + the social distancing meta would be great.

SPArcheon

18:55

Wait, I can do better.

Rob

@Shadow10YearsWizard wikihow.com/Fix-Soggy-Rice

SPArcheon

(at least I get to confuse the room and if someone asks... it is Yaakov fault)

Tinkeringbell

@JohnP wear one, take a screenshot/snip of that picture, upload a new profile picture, wear the other too ;)

Rob

@Shadow10YearsWizard Very long grain wild rice.

JohnP

@Tinkeringbell Yeah, but that's... like...I dunno, work...

Tinkeringbell

19:00

True :)

JohnP

the meta social distancing reminds my of Kylo Ren. The actor not the troll.

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Rob thanks!

@Rob chose persian

@JohnP heh, true.

SPArcheon

BWHAHAHAHAHA.... horrible day but at least Genshin memes made my laugh in the end....

Don't even play the game, but IF this event was anything like the damned Chichen Tour in Lotro... I know the pain....

DavidPostill

19:37

Ollie

How are y'all getting these combos?

Tinkeringbell

41 mins ago, by Tinkeringbell

@JohnP wear one, take a screenshot/snip of that picture, upload a new profile picture, wear the other too ;)

user400654

i'd assume prntscreen

Ollie

@Tinkeringbell Ah.

user400654

i'm still using a hat from years ago

Catija

20:01

The santa hat was nice. :)

Luuklag

@Tinkeringbell I never got why anyone would want such a thing

The image in the SWAG post reminded me a lot of a NSFW toy at first glance....

But that might be more telling of me then anything else xD

user400654

i mean, it's just 1 letter off

Luuklag

1 letter off?

mag

20:41

@Tinkeringbell I'll believe it when I see it

Sonic the K-Day Hedgehog

20:57

Homepage is being Yaakoved

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

Oh no... I forgot to order milk!

@SonictheK-DayHedgehog only three so far, but more might come.

Four. OK, it's indeed a Yaakovization.

Luuklag

@Shadow10YearsWizard Order a cow instead, you only have to order once ;)

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Luuklag she will eat my fish.

they're poor as it is, and making noises.

This has chance to become the highest scored question on MSE... less than 2000 upvotes to go. :D

@Luuklag you mean this?

It's only half of what you might be thinking.

Mithical

@Shadow10YearsWizard much more than 2000 upvotes to go

2,700 votes to go

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

@Mithical oh wait

right!

Tinkeringbell

21:05

@mag I sincerely hope this one will work out for you!

Shadow 10 Years Wizard

Not a good day for my brain, lol. :D

@Luuklag pop rocket?

Sonic the K-Day Hedgehog

21:28

@Shadow10YearsWizard Five, in the end

Didn't they have to increase their swag supply? In between the discontinuation of the prior swag program and today, SE re-valued question upvotes at 10 instead of 5, making an increase in the number of 100k+ and 250k+ rep users.

user400654

21:53

maybe i'll get to 100k in a year or two

8200 to go

two, at my current rate

prob run out of swag by then

Rob

22:35

@Shadow10YearsWizard Remember to order milk.

Sonic the K-Day Hedgehog

22:56

39k to go

user400654

unless i post another wildly popular answer

Journeyman Geek

23:25

I think I will hit meta 100k early next year 😁

user707129

23:36

@Catija Will I qualify for moderator swag because technically I was elected?

user707129

And if moderator swag was around at the time when I was elected, I would have received it...

WB Starring Room

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